Equinix CH7 - Westmont

Equinix, Inc.

Equinix CH7 - Westmont is a data center operated by Equinix, Inc. in Westmont, IL, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Westmont data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 32.3-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Status
Operational
Market
Chicago
City
Westmont
State
IL
Country
US
Coordinates
41.8126, -87.9728

Market intelligence

AVOID

Data Center Power Index verdict for Westmont — the market this facility sits in.

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Market context

DC Hub analyst read on Westmont — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).

Westmont's data center footprint remains modest and operationally constrained. The tracked market comprises 18 MW across six facilities, with Equinix holding three of the six sites two distinct entities plus one consolidated listing, establishing clear operator concentration. UChicago Argonne LLC operates the remaining independent facility, indicating mixed institutional and commercial presence. The absence of recent M&A activity suggests limited transaction momentum and investor appetite in this micro-market. The AVOID verdict reflects a critical imbalance: while power availability scores marginally above constraint pressure excess-power 44/100 versus constraint 56/100, the constraint score indicates that land, interconnection quality, and cooling infrastructure represent material friction for expansion. This positioning mirrors Washington, DC's constraint-heavy profile, where similar…

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Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketWestmont
Grid operatorPJM
DC Hub Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power32.3 months
LocationWestmont, US

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